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Carlsen heading for another fantastic win
GM Ejanov (2687) – GM Carlsen (2765) [E06]11.06.2008 – Foros 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bd6 11.Ng5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nbd7 13.e4 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.f4...
Karjakin’s spectacular performance in Foros
Carlsen has been hogging the attention lately due to his impressive performance. However, Karjakin is reminding the world in this tournament that he is not to be taken lightly. He is now +2 after 4 rounds. GM Karjakin (2732)...
Ivanchuk 1/2 Onischuk at Foros
GM Ivanchuk (2740) – GM Onischuk (2664) [D37]Foros, 11.06.2008 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Na6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.g3 Qa5 12.Bg2 Nb4 13.Qb3 Qxc5 14.0–0 Nbc6 15.Rfd1 e5...
Special chess and education
One of the things that I usually do with my children after the SP World Open for Boys and Girls in Las Vegas each year is to take them to special places such as the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam,...
Record numbers in Kallithea, Greece
European Chess Club Cup 2008 heading for participation record!June 11, 2008 Number of teams by year 2003 – Creta Greece45 men, 13 woman, total 58 teams 2004 – Turkey36 men, 10 women, total 46 teams 2005 – S.Vincent, Italy48...
Carlsen continues to impress the chess world
Standings after 3 rounds: 1. Carlsen 2½2-4. Shirov, Karjakin, Eljanov 25-8. Ivanchuk, Alekseev, Jakovenko, Volokitin 1½9-11. Svidler, Nisipeanu, Onischuk 112. van Wely ½ Round 4 Pairings: Ivanchuk – OnischukEljanov – CarlsenKarjakin – Jakovenkovan Wely – AlekseevSvidler – NisipeanShirov –...
Beautiful chess art
New chess art exposition opened11 June 2008 13:13 PM Last modified: 13:26 In the town of Druten, The Netherlands, you can enjoy a new chess art exposition, called “Global Chess”. The exposition will run until June 30 and involves...
Carlsen leads Foros with 3000 performance
Round 3 Results: Carlsen, Magnus – Van Wely, Loek 1-0Eljanov, Pavel – Shirov, Alexei 1-0Alekseev, Evgeny – Svidler, Peter 1-0Jakovenko, Dmitry – Volokitin, Andrei 1-0Onischuk, Alexander – Karjakin, Sergey ½-½Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ Standings after 3 rounds:...